India, March 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered prayers and performed 'rudhra abhishek' at Gujarat's Shri Somnath Jyotirlinga temple.

Wearing a saffron kurta, PM Modi performed darshan and prayed at the Shiva shrine, the first of the 12 jyotirlingas, located in Prabhas Patan.

The puja comes after PM Narendra Modi arrived in Gujarat on Saturday for a three-day visit.

After the temple visit, PM Modi, who was the chief minister of Gujarat for more than a decade, left for Sasan, the headquarters of Gir Wildlife Sanctuary.

Gir Wildlife is the only abode of the Asiatic lions, in the neighbouring Junagadh district.

Modi is scheduled to go on a lion safari and chair a meeting of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) at Sasa...